The Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur Institute for Civic Education (UICE) promotes innovative methods of teaching and learning in history and social studies. The UICE investigates and tests new ways to apply and adapt approaches to history and social studies teacher training courses at EMU; and helps foster a new generation of informed and engaged citizens and innovative educators at the high school and college levels for the benefit of students in Michigan and beyond. The Institute grounds itself in producing citizens who have strong civic knowledge, skills, dispositions, and capacities.
Our Director
Brigid Beaubien named director of the Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur Institute for Civic Education
Our Mission
To prepare Eastern Michigan University students for the intellectual demands of democratic participation through critical inquiry and engagement in History and other Social Studies disciplines.
A Significant Gift
Department Head of History & Philosophy, Peter Higgins stated, “We could not be more excited to begin the Center’s work, or more grateful to Dr. Upshur."
News & Events
First Round Grant Recipients Announced
The Upshur Institute for Civic Education at Eastern Michigan University has awarded funding to faculty and lecturers for projects to prepare Eastern Michigan University students for the intellectual demands of democratic participation through critical inquiry and engagement in History and other Social Studies disciplines.
Winners of the inaugural UICE Grant Awards are:
Mark Whitters (Lecturer): "Rethinking Civic Education in High Schools: A New Strategy, Part I."
Mary Elizabeth Murphy
Ashley Bavery
Mary Elizabeth Murphy, Ashley Bavery, Alexis Braun Marks (Faculty): "You Are Welcome Here: "EMU's Afghan Refugee Oral History Project."
Zuzana Tomas (Faculty): "Cultivating Teacher Candidates' Critical Global Citizenship through Innovative, Community-Engaged Study Abroad."
Read more about the awards.